Why I Joined InfluxData - Rick King
I was really lucky to have joined InfluxData when I did for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that I was referred by Andrew Spencer, as we worked together in the past; always enjoyed working with Andrew! The second...
Visualize Geotemporal Data with InfluxDB Cloud's New Map Graph
We recently introduced a new Map graph type into InfluxDB Cloud to help users visualize time series data that includes position. Above is a graph showing the most recent earthquakes in California, where the color of the marker indicates their magnitude....
Release Announcement: InfluxDB CLI 2.1.0
A new release for InfluxDB Command Line Tools (CLI) is now available. InfluxDB CLI 2.1.0 release notes Key highlights for this InfluxDB CLI release include: New Repository This is the initial release of the influx CLI from the influxdata/influx-cli GitHub repository....
How to Write Points from CSV to InfluxDB v2 and InfluxDB Cloud
There are several ways to write CSV to InfluxDB v2 and InfluxDB Cloud, including: The Telegraf File Plugin The CLI The csv.from() Flux function Any client library I will demonstrate how to write CSV to an InfluxDB Cloud Free Tier account...
Release Announcement: Telegraf 1.19.2
A new maintenance release for Telegraf is available now. Telegraf 1.19.2 release notes This maintenance release of Telegraf includes the following improvements: Updated to Go 1.16.6 Linter fixes Dependencies Updated dynatrace-metric-utils-go module to v0.2.0 Agent Now able to detect changes to...
Collecting Data from Chess.com: A Look at Writing Your Own Custom Telegraf Plugin
This article was written by InfluxData Summer 2021 interns Noé Garcia, Mya Longmire, Aidan Tai, Dane Strandboge and Merrick Tian. Telegraf is a powerful tool that enables you to gather metrics and information from stacks, sensors or systems. Telegraf handles the...
Release Announcement: InfluxDB Enterprise 1.9.3
A new maintenance release for InfluxDB Enterprise is now available. InfluxDB Enterprise 1.9.3 release notes Key highlights for this InfluxDB Enterprise release include: Security We've added a new configurable password hashing option for those looking to meet FIPS 140 compliance. By...
Release Announcement: Kapacitor 1.6.1
A new feature-bearing release of Kapacitor is available now. Kapacitor 1.6.1 release notes This release for Kapacitor includes the following fixes and improvements: Flux Tasks Kapacitor now includes an embedded Flux engine to allow for Flux scripts to be scheduled. A...
Release Announcement: InfluxDB OSS & Enterprise 1.8.7
Maintenance releases for InfluxDB Enterprise and OSS are now available. Keep in mind that these are not the most current versions of InfluxDB. These maintenance releases are provided with the associated fixes to support community members and customers who do not...
Introducing InfluxData Support
When learning a new technology stack or language, access to good documentation, tutorials, and support is critical to lower the barrier to adoption and enable users to take advantage of the tools themselves. At InfluxData, we support our users by providing...